THE DEVIL'S MOUTH Vol. 100 special: Mlny Parsonz talks about 'The Bear' (parts I & II)

Our podcast reaches 100 episodes and we got a few nice people lined up to celebrate with us.

The little celebration we prepared for episode #100 of the podcast is nearly over, only two testimonies left after this one, but it’s a clear case of last-but-by-no-means-least if we ever saw one. Even if we set standards high from the beginning with the people we enlisted to celebrate with us - My Dying Bride’s Aaron Stainthorpe, with a very honest and moving account of what was behind ‘Tired Of Tears’, was as strong an opener as we could imagine. Then, great Eugene S. Robinson had a hell of a tale to tell about Oxbow’s ‘The Stabbing Hand’, and after that we let ourselves be ‘Hunted’ by the wonderfully talented Ben Hutcherson, the guitarist/vocalist of Khemmis. Today? Well, today, brace yourselves.

We all know Royal Thunder are special. I do stuff like listening to all of their records all the time. We know Mlny is special. If doubts remained, go listen to episode #87 of the podcast, which was one of the most awesome conversations we've ever had on the show. But when I asked her to be a part of these celebrations, I honestly didn't know what we were going to get. A reflection about a song, maybe? A cool song, because all Royal Thunder songs are cool. Maybe a funny anecdote, because Mlny is smart and funny. A story few had heard before, at best. Maybe.

But then Mlny did that magic thing she does, always, whenever a mic is nearby, in one form or another. She blew us away with  her raw honesty, her capability to dredg up all the feelings we all need to, and take us along for the ride. Starting about one song, and ending about another (let's call them one big song, okay?), Mlny takes us through a deeply personal reflection on empathy, sincerity, relationships, accountability, love and peace. And being better.

Thank you, Mel.

(you can also go to our usual Mixcloud home and you’ll get to hear the songs as well)